Table 1

Sample characteristics of children (n=618) and carer/householder reported racism

CarerHouseholder
% (n)% reporting racism (n)Unadjusted OR (95% CI)% reporting racism (n)Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
Sex
 Male52.3 (317)32.1 (100)1.0040.3 (123)1.00
 Female47.7 (289)33.5 (95)1.11 (0.79 to 1.56)37.8 (105)1.11 (0.79 to 1.56)
Age group (years)
 <115.4 (95)28.0 (26)0.78 (0.4 to 1.52)30.8 (28)1.75 (1.05 to 2.92)
 1–230.7 (190)36.5 (69)1.10 (0.68 to 1.81)43.8 (81)1.39 (0.87 to 2.22)
 3–753.9 (333)31.6 (103)1.0038.2 (122)1.00
Child always sleeps here
 No10.0 (62)33.9 (21)1.0036.1 (22)1.00
 Yes90.0 (556)32.4 (177)1.41 (0.64 to 3.11)39.1 (209)1.14 (0.60 to 2.16)
Relationship to householder
 Son/daughter29.6 (183)38.7 (70)1.0040.1 (71)1.00
 Grandson/daughter49.8 (308)29 (88)0.67 (0.41 to 1.11)39.3 (117)0.97 (0.55 to 1.69)
 Nephew/niece15.7 (97)32.6 (31)0.83 (0.42 to 1.67)40.2 (37)1.00 (0.51 to 1.97)
 Other4.9 (30)31.0 (9)1.02 (0.40 to 2.63)21.4 (6)0.41 (0.14 to 1.15)
Carer relationship to child
 Mother72.6 (442)33.6 (146)1.0040.2 (171)1.00
 Father3.8 (23)47.8 (11)1.64 (0.62 to 4.31)47.8 (11)1.36 (0.41 to 4.49)
 Aunt7.9 (48)31.9 (15)1.15 (0.48 to 2.76)33.3 (15)0.74 (0.31 to 1.79)
 Grandma13.8 (84)31.3 (26)0.83 (0.40 to 1.72)37.8 (31)0.90 (0.44 to 1.86)
 Other2.0 (12)0 (0)-0 (0)-
Attending day care
 No89.6 (549)34.4 (186)1.0039.9 (210)1.00
 Yes10.4 (64)19.4 (12)0.59 (0.27 to 1.28)31.8 (20)0.70 (0.38 to 1.31)
Breastfed as a child
 No10.6 (65)29.7 (19)1.0044.4 (28)1.00
 Yes89.4 (549)33.2 (179)1.22 (0.61 to 2.41)38.3 (202)0.77 (0.41 to 1.46)
Skin infection no scabies
 No80.3 (496)31.3 (153)1.0037.2 (178)1.00
 Yes19.7 (122)37.8 (45)1.31 (0.89 to 1.92)45.3 (53)1.4 (0.86 to 2.25)
Scabies
 No82.9 (512)32.2 (162)1.0038.4 (190)1.00
 Yes17.2 (106)34.3 (36)1.33 (0.89 to 1.98)41 (41)1.12 (0.67 to 1.85)
Respiratory infection
 No71.2 (440)31.0 (134)1.0036.7 (156)1.00
 Yes28.8 (178)36.6 (64)1.67 (1.19 to 2.33)44.1 (75)1.36 (0.90 to 2.07)
Gastrointestinal infection
 No69.4 (429)30.5 (128)1.0037.9 (156)1.00
 Yes30.6 (189)37.2 (70)1.65 (1.18 to 2.31)41 (75)1.14 (0.76 to 1.71)
Ear infection
 No72.0 (445)30.0 (131)1.0035.8 (152)1.00
 Yes28.0 (173)39.2 (67)1.65 (1.20 to 2.28)46.5 (79)1.56 (1.04 to 2.33)
Number of childhood illnesses
 0–162.8 (388)29.0 (110)1.0035 (131)1.00
 2–437.2 (230)38.6 (88)1.63 (1.15 to 2.32)45.3 (100)1.53 (1.02 to 2.30)